Monday musings & the week ahead

This week's scheduled stuff: Pilates session, dog to vet for routine booster shot, art show and lunch with neighbor, granddaughter’s first swim meet, and Mother’s Day brunch at local son and DIL’s

Unscheduled stuff: Get myself to the Tuesday farmer's market (& then stop at CVS if needed), return too large dress & necklace, finish checking off to do's for wedding attendance, take a stab at more items on my ongoing to do list, do a little yard & house work including setting up our patio after cleaning it, exercise at home, take some long walks, write/call long distance family and friends...and read of course.

What does your week look like?

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Dinner/Recipe of the Week

I went through my recipe file and the one cookbook I have kept to get ideas and decided to make Mushroom Rice to go with sautéed salmon and peas. Motivation was using up most of the rest of an open box of fresh mushrooms. We enjoyed it and there is enough left over for another meal. I no longer remember where I got this recipe. I do know I haven't made it for quit some time.

Mushroom Rice (4 servings)

1T oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 or less small onion, diced

1/2 box mushrooms

2 t Worcestershire sauce

1/2 t dried thyme 

Salt & pepper to taste

3/4 c brown rice

1 1/2 c  broth - I used chicken broth

Sauté garlic and onion in oil. Add mushrooms, Worcestershire and thyme. Add salt and pepper. Stir in rice and broth. Cover and cook for usual time for rice using.

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We live on a cut-de-sac that is half a block long and has 8 houses facing the street. Everyone has been really kind, considerate and friendly to us. One couple has retired and put their house on the market last week as they are moving back to the NE. I suspect we will get another younger couple buying the house as happened with the one next to us that was vacant when we moved in. The young couple next door just had a baby and another is due shortly on the adjoining cul-de-sac. I like living in a varied age neighborhood again. Between the 2 cul-de-sacs we have an age range from newborns to me at 75 including 6 school age kids and at least 6 other retirees.